Reference score-reckoner



W. K. ROWAN-LEGG. REFERENCE SCORE RECKONER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19. 1919.,

TRDCKS 4 in one hand A one in 00 3 Ace: 3 Ace? =3 2 4 ha d 00 4 I :40 Vm one n 4 I in one hand =/0O [none 3 Aes 4 in one hand one in oneloosoaa 706 504030 a 10 no TRUHP/ 9081 7253544636 2710 9 ROYALS O goqTRICKS in one hand Patented Feb. 10,1920.

To all 'whomc't may concern:

WILLIAM GSLEY ROWAN-LEGG, F MONTREAL, QUE BEG, CANADA.

nnrnnnncn soonn-nncxormn Specification of. Letters Patent.

Application .filed April 19, 1918. Serial No. 291,369.

Be it known that- I, WILLIAM KINGSLEY ROWAN-LEGG, a subject of the Kingof Great Britain, and residing in the city and district of Montreal, inthe Province of Quebec, in the Dominion of Canada, have 1nvented a newand useful Reference Score- Reckoner, of which the following is thespecification.

The invention relates to a reference score reckoner as described in thepresent specification and illustrated in the accompanyin drawings thatform part of the same.

The invention consists essentially ln the novel formation and slidingrelatlon of a plurality of cards or sheets to one another, whereby thecharacters underneath are read inoorrespondence with the markings ex-'posed. v p

The objects of the invention are to furnish to the public, particularlyfor theconvenience of those engaged in games during hours of leisure, areference sheet, in which the scores for different events in a game areduly indicated; to devise a new and reliable means of showing valuesrelating to different original standards under changed conditions; toinsure an accurate indication of predetermined calculations; andenerally to provide a ready reckoner or cad culator that may be appliedto many uses as well as a score reference for which it has beenprimarily designed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of the score sheet closed andindicating certain calculations.

Fig. 2 is a face view ofthe sheet in an open position indicating othercalculations in relation to the fixed signs.

Fig. 3 is a face view of the sheet in another open osition indicatingother calculations in relation to the fixed signs.

Fig. 4 is a face view of the outer sheet se arated from theinner sheet.

ig. 5 is a face view of the inner sheet separated from the outer sheet.

Like numerals of reference indicate corres onding parts in each fi re.

eferring to the drawmgs, the outer sheet a is printed, divided and ruledto form part of the reference score reckoner for the game ofbridge incards and is shown as having a vertical rectangular opening b adjacentto one side of the sheet and lines 0 ruled across the sheet suitablyspaced and beginning from the top of said a and are here shown openingand ending with the bottom linev at the lower end of said opening.

Diagonally across per right hand side in proximity to the opening I) tothe lower lower left'hand side of the space occupied by said lines thesuccession of openings 01 are made in the sheet theiy may be made in.any desirable shape.

ach divided horizontal space e is numbered from the top to the bottombeginning at 1 and endin at 10 to indicate tricks won in the game. %thernotations are made for the information of the players, such as 3 honorsdivided, 4 honors divided, 5 honors divided in the second, fourth, andfifth horizontal spaces 6 and again 4 hon ors in one hand, 4 honors inone hand and 5th -in partners hand, 5 honors in one hand in the eighth,ninth and tenth horizontal spaces 6. The additional notations below therullng refer to the general count for aces.

he inner sheet f is formed with a vertical pin slot 9 extending nearlythe full Patented Feb. 10, 1920.

these lines from the up-.

as square, though length of the sheet toward one side thereof,

but clear-of the opening 6 forming the margin h in which thenotations Notrump, Royals are printed one under the other, and under that again, thecard signs for hearts, diamonds, clubs and spades, these being spacedcorrespondingly with the spaces 6 on card a.

The summations j are arranged in lines opposite the notations No trumpsR0 als and the signs for the suits respectivei y and these summationsincrease from right to left as in the first line they increase by tensfrom 10 to 100, in the second line by nines from 9 to 90, in the thirdline by eights from 8 to 80, in the fourth line by sevens from 7 to 70,in thefifth line by sixes from 6 to 60, and in the last lineby twos from2 to 20.

The sheet a is secured to the sheet tions and suit signs in the marginof the sheet f, and showing through the opening a the pins, rivets orfasteners k, through the b. The correct operation is "to bring the suit,say hearts opposite the v-numb er of tricks won, which for example maybe placed at one, then the score should'be 8 for tricks :and by movingopposite the usual. score for honors if that is made the sun-1mm" tion-16 will be disclosedflPresuming the hand has .been Won on no trumps andseven tricks result then the summation? 0 is disclosed as shown in Fig.3;

What I claimis:

A bridge whist score card comprising two cards, one superimposed on theother,

the under card having a vertical slot through which a pin from the uppercard eXten sforming a sliding-jomt, said under havin at one side anopening disclosing the suit and other, signs and a diagonal row runningfrom the upper right hand corner to the lower left hand corner of ahorizontally spaced square, said diagonal openings disclosing differentnumbers according to the position of said upper card.

signed at the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, this 14th day of April,1919.

WILLIAM KINGSLEY ROWAN-LEGG.

